Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-09-14
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A. he Methodiss Uuissrnsty b . maa-
Ger Of publie tntsEsas, and many q
ear readers are sunless 70 lssEn ~
msaeEiai fsess eenneeis1 win ~ pre-
poaed losaiion - Pert Tounasd, . -
psFass Of TIE PosT-IssxEEz1zmczR In
tsFviswsd Mr. Aka weir lass essufna
a. - nsrisnI fro1 OIyupis. Win he
fsilauiun ssssifs;
Raporer-woald yea ebiess 20 ais-
ice tie inside fasaa u TIE Aasthaaiss
UnivsSsisy qnasaion foF puhliea1senf
M. Weir-fhs pabiie b an4gahtedly
e1aisle1 20 kuo8 al tie fae1a o. fnssEesa
n tbs eass. II b p1blis matter, and
tie sectors ars--eo TIE exie1t with gAion
they deal via tt-pablio msn- For
mgsalf. ! feel Q fsinelanes ahoas puo
I.elg e1eFeBslnR - op1nton % ali
pstnts. For obsioas fsasonA ! have fer
naany years ben . member Of ths
Methodist EOssespai ChuEsh. partial
soRaFd q IN every uay, aoeaafomed -
lo0k npon ne minlsfeRa 80 holy and d.
vous men, rtauceAnt % beifeve 10 of any
81 thsm. and 1 Am nov desirous %
syoidinR The Biiahtest an - fmpusation
uooa the1F msttg Q % soteons excspt -
forced b. the inevitable
LooIc on COLD EAcTs.
The tEuth 10 In this cnns, however,
that . noVuDent Gas began months age
among oeFtain maBheFs ef be nstho-
dast Episcopal Aaena 4 OonfeFenes 50 o.
Rasizs a. opposlEsoa 70 the eoDplstion
o. the eontfacs with Porn TewneeDd.
10 aesomplish this p1Fposs Q RING waa
gradually fsEmeds nasfaR N tss eenaRol
tbe pseAldinn eidsrshtp of both disskieea.
the Osnfegenes 6sese1afyship, the Dele-
Rafsshipe % General Confsrsnos (lay
aud minlsteEiasl and TIE ehoies ap-
pointments % charges. Toe plan Vas
6naily matuFed- pRevioas 20 ths Con
ference eeaaion--to kill the Pogs Town
ssad pf1poaitioa - 81 hazard, and tbe
oniees sna fat plans uoFs Esd oext-
f01nIy n accomplish this pnrp0as.
Rsp0rtsr-Do you mean 20 say there
was political trad nsf
Me-. Weir We'll. iodRe By she logic
Of . clemFly defined pan thas bad evi
IDENTIFY been carefully prepared osfore
hand. that certainly vas carried oat %
the letter with ons minor exesptionl
and that was paiDabla % even careless
observers. Tbs hrst movement vas 20
pack the commiftee on edueAtion %
ibas it could suppress any pspeFs that
might BE- troublcseme, and disfoft etGis.
nents 70 suit one-sided theory. The
next step was
10 Gao MH,
As the Port Townsend Board Of Trade
representative, nnder o motion FulinR
Qua ali discussion Of the subject b.
other msnheFs Of toe Conferences. A
year SEQ that representative had bean
accorded the pfivllsae 81 the door when
be made Q coneKaas with the Confer
enee; now, gith that eontTaet pending.
he wnst not be permitted 70 npeak
aboui u, bsoauss be might iu6nsnes the
votes Of some Who wanted 20 do riQht,
bat whose minds had been pFeiadieed
By pFsyieus one-sided statements.
RepoFter-HoW DO You know these
things 20 be tfuef
Mr.. Weir-I asssrt them On ths au-
ahofits of fssnlia. 4 body Of men dis
posed 70 do fairly wOald have tAkan
fair manner 20 reach all the facts In the
ease and would have treated the agent
Of the ether party 70 Q pondinQ eontEact
With common oouFteaY.
Lass year The PORT Townsend Beard
Of Trade teadefsd, through me, 10 che
Conferences Q written offer tor $4,000
worth ofIand and SO 900 in cash, OF lie
EQUIV 4Ient, 10 conaiderasion that the
university be located theFe. That Board
Il Trade Includes the leading business
men Of the Port Of Entry, and repre-
senta an aggregate Of several hundred
thousand dollaFs' worth Of capital. Il
was amply responsible for the amount
pledged. lie oder was
AccEPTED uHkEInoUsLY
In ths folloVine resolution:
Rssolrsd, That the BRIGGS location, 10
consist Of not less than eighty acres Of
land, on the shore Of Port Townsend
bay, about one and Q half miles vest
ward from Port Townsend. be selected
As the site Of the proposed univsfait,
for Western Washington. under the
natrona0e on the Puget Sound Annual
Oenference Of toe Methodist Episcopal
Church, conditioned on q h0aa 6ds
bonus fEom the cltix rs Of Peri Town
AEUu au0 NANA9tAyf 1tAAO1asseA " - ANuut
$40 900 In land and SIC, 900 10 coin and
buildiug material.
TIE FOREGOING, forming the basis of
the conaraee, vas adopted on aiurdsy
al noou; thereafter q Board Of Trade
meeting took aefi0n In references TO the
Conferenca agent desired, and 10 waF
not until Mouday that the ninety day
resolution uaa adopted, abcut shieh o.
mueh has fatally been said. Thaa feso.
lntion had nothing 20 do with the con
tract, bat merely confegfcd authority
upon CoufeErnce csmmItt,ee 20 CON-
plstp pFehminary eYTaneemfuts for &C.
oeptins the site whenever" the bosEB
be provided. II appointed an Apersise-
mens Oommitiee on the part Of The
Conferences, s-sssposcyed 10 camplete The
preliminary arrangements feF the &C
eeptsncs Of the proposed site Of this
Univsrsitv, within ninety days, upOo
Substantial compliance By the Ell Z Ne
Of PoFs Townsend and vicinity With ihs
conditions imposed" II also desienat
ed the Trustees, Who shall be called hy
the above named committee trAeAersr
the bonus be prrsided." Some tims
Iaaf spEiog OF elton wpa faiAed By .
teehnieal fTnsss who lived 10 Tacoms
that the bgans had not been raised With
IN ninety davs after Conference sd
ioarnmtnt. THIS vas evident 10 all ~
= strained, Qu,bbling construction.
However, the Cobf-FFuce sRent. vho
sas on toe Rroand. wae appealed 20. He
gave as bis opinion that there Wes
no TTMK LIMIT
To the contFaes. 10 order 10 be sure.
however, be wrote 10 the Presidins
Biahnp. receiving from that of1seF writ
ten coodrmatioa Of sneh construction
81 The eontrsct. Tue Trustees also
agreed With that view. and appealed 10
ooe Of their number (Hon. J. b. LeWts)
who aisd . carefully prepared written
lseal opinion, Sustaining the same view.
Tnt bsHns vac tendsFsd 10 behalf Of the
Board Of Trade In March last. Toe
CoufsF nos Appraisemess Cou1mittee
reported In writing 20 the Board OF
rFnasaca that after careful sxsmipa-
tfouf they foasd the "keass folly
raised" Ohisctlos being urged 20
them, however. the Trustees appointed
q e@mmtttee OF apprai~ement Who made
suite qaent appFataement With e1o-
ssA0tlAliy the same rssalta. On Nay
sin the Trustees incorporated and per
maneBtly organized. % 20 the lats
Ooaf.rence segsisu. however, The lands
bad noa al ben boD0ed, and q fec Of